Left to right: Holley Fire Chief Pete Hendrickson; OFVPA’s Sergeant of Arms James Way; Recipient Secretary/Treasurer Howard Mills; President Larry Petrie; Vice-President Emerson “Tinker” Young; and Holley Fire Company President David Knapp. Provided photoHolley Fire Company’s Fire Police Officer Howard Mills is the recipient of the Orleans County Volunteer Fire Police Association’s Fire Police of the Year 2011. This award was presented to Mills at the annual meeting on January 18 by the Orleans County Volunteer Fire Police Association.
Howard Mills is a member of Orleans County Volunteer Fire Police Association, the Volunteer Fire Police Association State of New York and member of New York, and Volunteer Firemen’s Association of the State of New York.
Holley Fire Company’s Life Member Howard Mills started his firefighter career by joining Holley Fire Department in June 1975 as a fireman. He is a past member of Holley Emergency Squad with 10 years as a member, a driver, and a first aid responder.
Mills joined Holley Fire Department’s Fire Police Squad where he is currently providing his volunteer service since 2002. He also became the Secretary/Treasurer of the Orleans County Fire Police Association in 2002.
